Matthew:24
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Jesus went out from the temple ,
and was going on his way .
His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple .
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But he answered them , "
You see all of these things ,
don '
t you ?
Most certainly I tell you ,
there will not be left here one stone on another ,
that will not be thrown down ."
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As he sat on the Mount of Olives ,
the disciples came to him privately ,
saying , "
Tell us ,
when will these things be ?
What is the sign of your coming ,
and of the end of the age ?"
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Jesus answered them , "
Be careful that no one leads you astray .
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For many will come in my name ,
saying , '
I am the Christ ,'
and will lead many astray .
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars .
See that you aren '
t troubled ,
for all this must happen ,
but the end is not yet .
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For nation will rise against nation ,
and kingdom against kingdom ;
and there will be famines ,
plagues ,
and earthquakes in various places .
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But all these things are the beginning of birth pains .
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Then they will deliver you up to oppression ,
and will kill you .
You will be hated by all of the nations for my name '
s sake .
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Then many will stumble ,
and will deliver up one another ,
and will hate one another .
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Many false prophets will arise ,
and will lead many astray .
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Because iniquity will be multiplied ,
the love of many will grow cold .
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But he who endures to the end ,
the same will be saved .
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This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations ,
and then the end will come .
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When ,
therefore ,
you see the abomination of desolation , {
Daniel strkjv @
9:27 ;
strkjv @
11:31 ;
strkjv @
12:11 }
which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet ,
standing in the holy place (
let the reader understand ),
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains .
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Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house .
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Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes .
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But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days !
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Pray that your flight will not be in the winter ,
nor on a Sabbath ,
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for then there will be great oppression ,
such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now ,
no ,
nor ever will be .
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Unless those days had been shortened ,
no flesh would have been saved .
But for the sake of the chosen ones ,
those days will be shortened .
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Then if any man tells you , '
Behold ,
here is the Christ ,'
or , '
There ,'
don '
t believe it .
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For there will arise false christs ,
and false prophets ,
and they will show great signs and wonders ,
so as to lead astray ,
if possible ,
even the chosen ones .
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Behold ,
I have told you beforehand .
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If therefore they tell you , '
Behold ,
he is in the wilderness ,'
don '
t go out ; '
Behold ,
he is in the inner rooms ,'
don '
t believe it .
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For as the lightning flashes from the east ,
and is seen even to the west ,
so will be the coming of the Son of Man .
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For wherever the carcass is ,
there is where the vultures {
or ,
eagles }
gather together .
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But immediately after the oppression of those days ,
the sun will be darkened ,
the moon will not give its light ,
the stars will fall from the sky ,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken ; {
Isaiah strkjv @
13:10 ;
strkjv @
34:4 }
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and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky .
Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn ,
and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory .
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He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet ,
and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds ,
from one end of the sky to the other .
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Now from the fig tree learn this parable .
When its branch has now become tender ,
and puts forth its leaves ,
you know that the summer is near .
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Even so you also ,
when you see all these things ,
know that it is near ,
even at the doors .
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Most certainly I tell you ,
this generation {
The word for "
generation " (
genea )
can also be translated as "
race ."}
will not pass away ,
until all these things are accomplished .
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Heaven and earth will pass away ,
but my words will not pass away .
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But no one knows of that day and hour ,
not even the angels of heaven , {
NU adds "
nor the son "}
but my Father only .
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As the days of Noah were ,
so will be the coming of the Son of Man .
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For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking ,
marrying and giving in marriage ,
until the day that Noah entered into the ship ,
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and they didn '
t know until the flood came ,
and took them all away ,
so will be the coming of the Son of Man .
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Then two men will be in the field :
one will be taken and one will be left ;
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two women grinding at the mill ,
one will be taken and one will be left .
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Watch therefore ,
for you don '
t know in what hour your Lord comes .
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But know this ,
that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming ,
he would have watched ,
and would not have allowed his house to be broken into .
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Therefore also be ready ,
for in an hour that you don '
t expect ,
the Son of Man will come .
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant ,
whom his lord has set over his household ,
to give them their food in due season ?
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Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes .
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Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has .
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But if that evil servant should say in his heart , '
My lord is delaying his coming ,'
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and begins to beat his fellow servants ,
and eat and drink with the drunkards ,
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the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn '
t expect it ,
and in an hour when he doesn '
t know it ,
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and will cut him in pieces ,
and appoint his portion with the hypocrites .
There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be .